Guide to Fly Fishing Colorado

Best Times to Fly Fish Colorado

The best times to fly fish Colorado are when water temperatures are cold, river flows are moderate, and life gives you the opportunity to be there.

Basic Fly Fishing Techniques

Fly Fishing

Learning the basic fly fishing techniques will help get you on the water quickly and become more proficient over time. One great thing about fly fishing is that after a while nothing exists of the world but thoughts about fly fishing. - Norman Maclean Fly fishing is...

Perfecting the Fly Fishing Roll Cast

Fly Fishing

Learning how to perfect the fly fishing roll cast can help you get your fly to more fish on smaller rivers and streams.

5 Fly Fishing Rods for Beginners

Fly Fishing

Let’s talk about fly fishing rods for beginners and what you need to get started to enjoy your time on the water.

Durango Fly Fishing Report: Late June/Early July 2021

Dolores, Durango, Fly Fishing, Pagosa Springs, South Fork

Durango Fly Fishing Report: Late June/Early July 2021 Here is the late June/early July Durango Fly Fishing Report: The season is officially in fully swing here in the Durango and SW Colorado area. Runoff from this winter has mostly ended or dramatically declined with...

How to Fish the Bend of a River

Fly Fishing

Knowing how to fish the bend of a river can yield monster trout that move to feed in the slower moving, softer water. There is a tight right-hand bend in the river with what appears to be a good pocket just off the opposite bank. It’s soft water over there where you...

3 Ways to Avoid Bear Encounters When Fly Fishing

Fly Fishing

Knowing how to avoid bear encounters before you hit the river will make the fly fishing experience much more enjoyable for you and the bears.

Fly Fishing the Rio Grande

Fly Fishing, South Fork

Our guide to Fly fishing the Rio Grande Traveling from Alamosa, Colorado east to west, the first river you’ll cross is the Rio Grande, which flows southeast off the Continental Divide. From its headwaters high in the San Juan Mountains, the Rio Grande flows into the...